Some years ago I released a GPL'd application. Across the years, while working on other projects, one of the files of this application outgrew itself into a small yet independent library which I would like to release with the LGPL license. Is this possible?
The new library can be considered an extension of that original file (I wouldn't call that a library), in the sense that the main purpose behind it is similar, but every aspect of the implementation is different (to be precise, all function names / signatures are different, and the implementations are also consistently different). Going beyond my specific problem, I guess I am confused by the concept of "different": to what extent two pieces of code can be considered different in order to be published with at least "similar" licenses (such as the GPL / LGPL), also provided the author is the same? (I know, I know, the GPL and the LGPL are different...) _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
